Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-30
BEFORE THE BATTLE.
The Prohibition Clans Gathering In the
Chosen City by Hundreds Pre-
pairing for the Fray.
The Old War Horses Coming to Guide the
More Youthful-Ths First Speech
To Days Programme.

The members of the reception commit
tee of the grand state prohibition rally
were as busy as bees yesterday evening
in attending to the vast throng of dele
gates that arrived on every train. The
Missouri Pacific brought in q goouly
number of the advance guard, ss did the
other roads. The delegates were met at
the depot by the reception committee
and escorted to the various hotels, and
these hotels were soon filed up
10 overlooking. From the east,
from the west, from the north, south and
every point OF the compass they came,
flying banners and bunting, discoursing
music and proudly parsdlng with the
badge of prohibition conspicuously dis
played on their breasts. They came from
every train in droves; on every hack,
diligenCesand omnibus, and from every
by-path and public road. Smith and Cal
lahan counties wanted the world to know
who they were, what they were and where
they came from. They unfurled their
banners to the broad breeZes on
arrival in town, and marched
young, the old and the middle aged boys
III yGulSt ILlCA 4ull SlOhu anu UC1luCu3
glOIying in the irresistible vigor OF man
hood; old men with white heads, young
hearts and buoysnt spirits, aIl-all were
there, and are here the honored guests of
Fort Worth. And who are they2 Go
ask of the winds that watt sweet incense
from the 6oWery wales but not the news
gatherer. 'Twere impossible to tell all
or half or quarter of all, for their name
- IL, ip+n In -
see for yourself: see that grand old R0-
man, General Samuel Bell Maxey, who IS
known TO and hOnOred by every man
in Texas; see Bailey the eloquent from
Gainesville; DOhOney, that sturdy cham-
piOn of the people from Lamar; Carroll,
the learned from Waco; Crapfl, the IN
compromising from the same city, and
that galaxy from Tyler; Hernd0n, Bon
ner, Wood, Duncan, Kane, Kelsey and
others. II is useless to enumerate, but
why miss Blair from McLennan; Light
foot, the brilliant, whose oratory glistens
like the sunlight in a brook; Swain, hon
OTed and deseTveGly honOred by the
people of Texas, and 6 host of others
who have come filed with deter
minatioI and enthusiasm, filed with
desire and ambition to do
w VudL lLiCy OOuCCINC " NC liZuJ
and patriotic; filled with q firm resolve,
and with l&udable disregard tor conse-
quences or the fate of the future, to
carry on the good fight, as they under
stand 1t 20 be, to O successful issue.
The hotels were crowded, and for
awhile 20 many it looked like Dem |
cratic state convention was assembling,
so many Of the old war horses are nrSs-
ent. Everything is enthusiasm, good
spirits and great hopes. Secretary Par
rOtt is busy as mailer aud getting things
IN shape for tomorrow and every delegate !
present shares in the desire 10 make tnis
meeting the grandest ever held within the
borders of Texas.
1t is expected confidently that between
Is, 600 anu 10000 people will assemble on
the ground tomorrow, and there Is room
and provision for all and all are welcome. |
The ball was opened tonight by ". I. !
Blair of Waco, who made q ringing
speech at the courthouse, which was
listened to oy full house including
mary ladies'. Other gentlemen were |
to have spoken, but owing to the |
letenes5 of the hour it was deferred. To- !
day will be g grand day ard elaborate |
are made for the entertain !
ment of the vast multitude who are ex-
pected. The following is the programme
for to-day: The procession will form in |
divisions at the foot OF Msin street at
s 80 O'Clock q. m, and ct O'Clock will |
march to the head of the same, headed |
by the I.aska band, Sheriff, City Marshal
and full force in uniform, at which place |
they will embark in carriages to the |
grand barbecue grounds, quarter of
mile above the confluence of the Clear
and West Forks of the Trinity, where
there will be speaking by the following
leading men the state Hons. D. 3.
CulDerson, W. S. Herndon, T. S. Bonner,
William POindeXter, II. W. Lightioot, ex4
Senator S. B. Maxey. DR.. B. II. Carroll,
". l.. Crawford, Buck Walton, J. @,
Robertson, Webb Flanagan and other
heroes of the great prohibition cause
After speaking recess will be taken for
Inner, and speaking resumed in the
afternoon.
There will be plenty Of music on the
grounds, plenty of cold arteslan water,
)lenty to eat, and every body, regardless
# previous or present condition, is
heartily invited not only 20 partske freely
Il al the epjoymentS Of the occasion, but
o9make themselves at home generally.
This evening, Goth inst.) there will be
n open air mass-meetiDg st the court
ouse square of the prohibition cause,
nd music by the Itsskeband.
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